Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Byrd Downey (Author)Founded in 1670, Charleston is among the oldest cities in the nation and site of some of the most pivotal events in American history. Explore the city and discover the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon where South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788. Visit beautiful Rainbow Row and learn the true history of this most iconic of Charleston sites. Tour the city's oldest church edifice at St. Michael's Church, which first ...

Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright

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Report copyright infringementby Brendan Gill (Author)Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works--among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum--earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earned him the rest. Here Brendan Gill, a personal friend of Wright and his family, gives us not only the fullest, fairest, and most entertaining account of Wright t...

The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Friedland (Author), Harold Zellman (Author)Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy--from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fel...

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Report copyright infringementby Camille Luttrell (Author)Black sun reflections, solar dejection, dark star inflection; the void of revelation.This story demonstrates the reflection of two opposites. It shows the opposition of two principles, defying one another by their absence. It explores the dejected aspects of creation, revealed out of sight. Opening the Black Cube bridges the gap in understanding between the World, and God's kingdom. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensio...

Vintage Living: Creating a Beautiful Home with Treasured Objects from the Past

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Richter (Author)Vintage lifestyle expert and interior designer Bob Richter shows you how to create a vintage home that feels loved and lived-in. Discover how to find the best vintage treasures--from antiques to thrift store finds--that bring beauty, comfort, and personal meaning into your home. As a thrifter and vintage collector of more than 40 years, interior designer and stylist Bob Richter speaks to our desire to surround ourselves with belongings th...

Before & After: The Architecture of Disaster

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Report copyright infringementby Eyal Weizman (Author), Ines Weizman (Author), Marie Glassl (Contribution by)A study of the history of before-and-after images of catastrophes, bombed-out cities, and large-scale political transformations. Catastrophes, bombed-out cities, large-scale political transformations: "Image complexes" of humanitarian and ecological upheaval document the world as a sequence of catastrophes. But who decides how events are presented, determines the resolution of our visu...

This Must Be the Place: Homes with Atmosphere

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Report copyright infringementby Chloe Redmond Warner (Author), Heidi Callier (Foreword by)In This Must Be the Place, interior designer Chloe Redmond Warner explains how to design a home with real personality, layered with color, pattern, and unexpected touches that feel unmistakably personal. Little Women on Acid . . . 1970s Sofia Coppola in Palm Beach . . . Stuart Little Goes Big . . . These are the fantasies designer Chloe Redmond Warner concocts for her clients. Now, in her debut book, War...

Color at Home: A Young House Love Coloring Book

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Report copyright infringementby Petersik (Author), Joan Borawski (Illustrator), Paige Tate & Co (Producer)A fresh and fun adult coloring book full of interior design eye candy! Dive into beautiful rooms and home decor inspiration with New York Times best-selling authors Sherry & John Petersik of the popular home blog Young House Love. Illustrated by Joan Borawski, this book features intricate design details like built-in bookcases, patterned pillows, and ornate rugs that you can bring...

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Report copyright infringementby Phaidon Editors (Author)A compelling collection of the world's most innovative, stylish, and influential chairs from across the globeThroughout history, the chair has presented designers the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new production methods and innovative materials within the set parameters of an object that is primarily there to serve a practical purpose.Now available with a new cover, Chair: 500 Designs that Matter celebrates th...

Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Venturi (Author), Arthur Drexler (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Vincent Scully (Contribution by)First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of mo...

Eventually Everything Connects: Mid-Century Modern Design in the Us

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Satake Blauvelt (Author), Bridget Bartal (Author)Featured in Dezeen and DocomomoAn expansive account of the ever-popular mid-century movement, from the place where it all beganEmbark on a surprising and joyful visual tour of American mid-century modernism through hundreds of photographs, drawings, and pieces of ephemera organized by the art museum at Cranbrook, where the movement began. Essential figures such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia, Flor...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Lewis (Author), Marc Tsurumaki (Author), David J. Lewis (Author)Recognizing that buildings are a major contributor to global warming and the critical role of embodied versus operational carbon, the book focuses on houses built from materials that either sequester carbon (plants), use materials with very low embodied carbon (earth and stone) or reuse substantial amounts of existing materials.Organized by those materials (wood, bamboo, straw, hemp, cork, ear...

Awesome Architecture Activities for Kids: 25 Exciting Steam Projects to Design and Build

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea Mulder-Slater (Author), Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder (Author), Geoff Slater (Author)Get kids excited about architecture with hands-on activities for ages 5 to 10Architects create the spaces we use every day--but how do they know what a building should look like? Kids will uncover the answer with this book of 25 at-home architecture activities! Inside, they'll explore the key principles of building and design through creative projects like constructing a bridge...

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Report copyright infringementby Yvonne Rydin (Author)Doing research is an essential element of almost all programmes in planning studies as well as related areas such as geography and urban studies, from undergraduate, through Masters to doctoral programmes. While most texts on such research emphasise methodologies, this book is unique in addressing how theoretical frameworks and perspectives can inform research activity. Providing both a concise introduction to a wide range of such theories ...

The Green City: Urban Nature as an Ideal, Provider of Services and Conceptual Urban Design Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Jürgen Breuste (Author)This textbook on the Green City examines urban nature as an ideal, provider of services and conceptual urban design approach. It answers important contemporary questions that arise about the ecological and cultural interactions, development and structure, and ecological performance of urban nature worldwide. The book explains what urban nature is, how it came to be, and how it evolved in the context of the natural and cultural conditions ...

Forgotten Churches: Exploring England's Hidden Treasures

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Report copyright infringementby Luke Sherlock (Author), Ioana Pioaru (Illustrator)Spending his weekends exploring historic churches across the idyllic English countryside - and sharing their beauty and unsung history across social media - Luke Sherlock is bringing English history and the heritage of our rural countryside to a new audience. England is full of incredible churches, from small stone chapels and quiet Romanesque masterpieces, to thousand-year-old Saxon stalwarts, dramatic Gothic m...

Byzantine Aesthetics and the Concept of Symmetry

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Selzer (Author)A critical examination of the prevailing assumption that ""Symmetry was an abiding principle of Byzantine composition" (Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium) leads the author to significant new insights about the art and architecture of Byzantium. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 12, 2021

Dodge Charger Coloring Book: Color through decades of high-performance vehicles, each with a story that raced through American culture.

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Report copyright infringementby Jared Hill Art (Author)Dodge Charger Coloring Book 30+ drawings.Features!Key highlights of this book: ✅ Vivid images: black-and-white paper filled with 30 artistic illustrations and stunning designs.✅ Single-Sided Pages: Bleeding is no longer an issue because all pages are printed on single sides.✅ Fulfill your passion: All pages contain various appealing images to satisfy your creativity which helps you become a great coloring master.✅ The greatest gift ever: ...

A Highland Legacy: The Maitlands of Tain; Their Work and Their World

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Report copyright infringementby Hamish MacKenzie (Author)An important part of the built heritage of the Northern Highlands is Victorian and Edwardian. Andrew Maitland, two sons and a grandson, architects based in Tain, made significant contributions across the region - including farm buildings, churches, shooting lodges, hotels, courthouses, town halls, commercial buildings, villas and whisky distilleries, including Glenmorangie, where they played a pivotal role. Tain itself became a place of...

Art Out-Of-Doors: Hints On Good Taste in Gardening

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Report copyright infringementby Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Author)This book is a guide to designing and maintaining a beautiful outdoor space. Van Rensselaer provides practical advice and inspiration for creating gardens that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. From choosing the right plants to arranging garden paths, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their outdoor spaces.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the k...

The Garden Beautiful: Home Woods, Home Landscape

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Report copyright infringementby William Robinson (Author)The Garden Beautiful is a beautifully illustrated guide to designing and cultivating gardens and landscapes. The book offers practical advice and inspiration for gardeners of all levels, covering topics such as garden design, plant selection, and cultivation techniques. With its stunning color illustrations and insightful commentary, this book is sure to delight and inspire anyone with an interest in gardening and outdoor living.This wo...

Memories of Thompson Orphanage: Charlotte, North Carolina

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Report copyright infringementby Stella Henson Griggs Batson (Author) Number of Pages: 218 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 09, 2014

The Nature of Cities; Origin, Growth, and Decline, Pattern and Form, Planning Problems

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Report copyright infringementby Ludwig Hilberseimer (Author)Ludwig Hilberseimer's groundbreaking work on urban planning examines how cities develop over time and how their shapes and structures affect social and economic patterns. This book is essential reading for urban planners and anyone interested in the history and future of cities.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "pu...

The Nature of Gothic: A Chapter of The Stones of Venice

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Report copyright infringementby John Ruskin (Author), Morris William 1834-1896 (Author), Kelmscott Press (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Sc...

The World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

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Report copyright infringementby Trumbull White (Author), William Igleheart (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur,...

Builder's Hardware: A Manual for Architects, Builders and House Furnishers

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Report copyright infringementby Clarence Howard Blackall (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is...

The Economic Cottage Builder: Or, Cottages for Men of Small Means

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Report copyright infringementby Charles P. Dwyer (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importa...

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Report copyright infringementby Maurice M. Sloan (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importa...

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Report copyright infringementby Karl John Theodore Ekblaw (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work i...

The History of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York: Illustrated by Extracts From Authentic Records, by Plans, Sections, and Engravings of Archi

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Report copyright infringementby John 1793-1877 Author Browne (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this w...

The Faroes and Iceland: Studies in Island Life

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Report copyright infringementby Annandale Nelson (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importa...

Glories of the Catholic Church in Art, Architecture and History.

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Report copyright infringementby Maurice Francis 1852-1924 Egan (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this...